But they didn't take the music

[nocturnus33]

Christopher Reeves died today.
If he were just another Hollywood actor I wouldn't care less. But he wasn't.

When I was 16, an actor was kidnapped and killed by Pinochet forces.

Reeves came to Chile and support the Human Right cause. Our people felt his support. It was an important gesture then. It has a lot of political impact. It was my first massive political meeting.

That night I find my mum sick with worry, Pinochet had sent 100.000 soldiers through Santiago. I was lucky not to be arrested.

Christopher Reeves was a good man, a man who know he could mark the difference.

***

A quote, Galeano, a latin novelist:

He was a wizzard with the harp. In the plains of Colombia there was no party without him. For a party to be a party, Mese Figueredo had to be there, his dancing fingers brightening up the air and stirring the legs.
One night, on some remote track, he was assaulted by thieves, Mese Figueredo was on his way to a wedding on muleback -he on one mule, the harp on another- when the thieves jumped on him and beat him senseless.
The following day, someone found him. He was lying in the path, a filthy rag of mud and blood, more dead than alive.
And then the wretch said, with the remnants of a voice:
-- They took the mules.
And he said:
-- And they took the harp.
And he drew in breath and laughed, dribbling spittle and blood he laughed:
-- But they didn't take the music.
***


I really need to stop listening music, reading poetry and start working on my thesis. but hubby take the kids away, is raining, the chimeney is on...How I'm suppoused to work in such lovely atmosphere?

***

Some time ago I told you I hate take the kids to Mc Donald, but they threaten me into it once a year. Some of you felt surprised by my distrust to such a company. Well October 16 will be the Anti Mc Donald march all arround the world. Here are the motives:
http://www.mcspotlight.org/campaigns/translations/trans_usa.html

Comments

[melisande88.livejournal.com]

You know, your journal entries often make me think very deep thoughts.

Thank you for that.

And on another note...I always forget that your seasons are different in the other hemisphere! We also are having relatively early springlike weather, enough for the house's heat system to turn itself on, but here it is going into winter. The leaves are changing color, and when I drive home after dark, they blow across the road like racing rats and make me hit the brakes so I won't kill some little animal, then I discover it's a leaf blowing across the road.

[nocturnus33]

Spring is here since the last month. Today we got our last rain, ussually we have one odd storm in spring. My garden has blossom and it's beautiful.We are taking lunch and tea at the garden, my little one coaxed me into a Tree house lunch three days ago. My roses, jamin, lavander and honey suckles perfume my house.
I will have plums, peaches and cherries this summer. Is not a very big garden but hubby and I had work hard in it. Making a very interesting place of it. At least we enjoy it very much.

As for the deep thought that must be what hubby called my "Dense as a brick" habits. He is a extrange mixture between Ron Weasley and Remus Lupin: Open, Caring, Simple and deep. That is why we get along so well.

[barriequark.livejournal.com]

I too despise McDonalds. The food is awful, the environmental concerns are horrific and both my roommates love it. Yuck. They always want to go and I am always saying no. Every time I eat there I feel sick afterwards and then am hungry again an hour later. What's the point?

Christopher Reeves was an amazing man. I am really mourning his loss as well. I was really hoping he would beat the odds and walk again.

I loved that fragment of story, it was beautiful.